Anders Thomas Jensen
Known for
In the credits, Anders Thomas Jensen appears as a director known, when known at all, from the credit block. He is also credited on 'Adam's Apples'. The early work was done without much attention on it. 30 years in the trade leave a mark on the credit list. The headline entry on the filmography is 'Riders of Justice'.
Anders Thomas Jensen
49 Directed
1 Series
In the credits, Anders Thomas Jensen appears as a director known, when known at all, from the credit block. He is also credited on 'Adam's Apples'. The early work was done without much attention on it. 30 years in the trade leave a mark on the credit list. The headline entry on the filmography is 'Riders of Justice'.
Full Filmography
The Last Viking
Director
2025
Film
The Promised Land
Writer
2023
Film
Riders of Justice
Director
2020
Film
Held for Ransom
Writer
2019
Film
The Dark Tower
Screenplay
2017
Film
The Shamer's Daughter
Writer
2015
Film
Men & Chicken
Director
2015
Film
A Second Chance
Writer
2014
Film
The Salvation
Writer
2014
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Anders Thomas Jensen and where are they from?
Anders Thomas Jensen is 54 years old, born on April 6, 1972 in Frederiksværk, Danmark.
What are the most famous roles of Anders Thomas Jensen?
Anders Thomas Jensen is best known for directing The Dark Tower, Brothers, The Duchess.
How many movies has Anders Thomas Jensen directed?
Over a 30-year career (since 1996), Anders Thomas Jensen has directed or written 49 films and worked on 1 TV shows.
What was Anders Thomas Jensen's first movie?
The career of Anders Thomas Jensen began with The Monster of Florence ().
What is Anders Thomas Jensen's most recent movie or series?
Anders Thomas Jensen's most recent release is The Last Viking, which premiered on October 9, 2025.
What TV shows has Anders Thomas Jensen created or directed?
On television, Anders Thomas Jensen has appeared in Tomgang.
Anders Thomas Jensen
1972-04-06 · Frederiksværk, Danmark
Anders Thomas Jensen (born 6 April 1972 in Frederiksværk) is a Danish screenwriter and film director. Jensen won the Oscar for his 1998 film Election Night. He also received Oscar nominations in the live-action short category for his films Ernst & The Light (1996) and Wolfgang (1997). From the end of the 1990s and into the new millennium he wrote the screenplays for most of the Danish movie blockbusters of the period, including Mifune's Last Song (co-written with Søren Kragh-Jacobsen), In China They Eat Dogs, Open Hearts, Stealing Rembrandt, and Brothers. In 2000 Anders Thomas Jensen for the first time directed a feature film: the action-comedy Flickering Lights, and since then directed The Green Butchers and Adam's Apples. In 2005 he received the Nordisk Film Award (1000 Danish kroner times the age of Nordisk Film).